CVE-2026-89637: smb: client: fix UAF and buffer leak in cifs_check_trans2() for malformed secondary T2

Published Sep 11, 2026
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

smb: client: fix UAF and buffer leak in cifschecktrans2() for malformed secondary T2

When a valid primary TRANSACT2 response has been received (mid->respbuf set, mid->multiRsp true) and a subsequent secondary response causes cifschecktrans2() to return false -- either because the SMB header is invalid (malformed != 0) or because check2ndT2() rejects the PDU -- handlemid() overwrites mid->respbuf with the new buffer (leaking the primary buffer) and, because mid->multiRsp is set, skips the server->smallbuf/bigbuf NULL-out. When the user thread frees mid->respbuf, server->smallbuf or server->bigbuf is left dangling; the demux thread reuses it for the next packet, resulting in a use-after-free.

Combine both early-exit conditions and, when mid->multiRsp is already set, abort the pending transaction inline: set multiEnd, call dequeuemid() with malformed=true, and return true so handlemid() exits without touching mid->respbuf or the server buffer pointers.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Linux Linux kernel

Event History

Sep 11, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:45 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:45 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What response sequence is required to trigger the flaw?

The client must first receive a valid primary TRANSACT2 response that sets both mid->resp_buf and mid->multiRsp. A later secondary response must then have an invalid SMB header or be rejected by check2ndT2().

2

Which systems are exposed?

Linux systems acting as SMB clients are affected when processing this multi-response TRANSACT2 exchange. The malformed secondary response is processed by the client-side CIFS/SMB handling path.

3

Are fixed kernel versions identified?

No fixed version numbers are provided. The available references identify three stable-kernel commits containing the resolution.

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